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Nova A
Nova A
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American heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle. Convair/Ehricke Nova design using standard tank/engine modules of 4.9 m diameter in both first and second stages; 4 F-1 engine/modules in first stage, 4 J-2 engine/modules in second stage.

Status: Study 1960. Payload: 68,000 kg (149,000 lb). Thrust: 26,688.60 kN (5,999,836 lbf). Gross mass: 1,866,600 kg (4,115,100 lb). Height: 78.00 m (255.00 ft). Diameter: 9.80 m (32.10 ft). Apogee: 556 km (345 mi).

LEO Payload: 68,000 kg (149,000 lb) to a 556 km orbit. Payload: 27,000 kg (59,000 lb) to a earth escape.

Stage Data - Nova A



Family: heavy-lift, orbital launch vehicle. Country: USA. Engines: F-1, J-2, RL-10. Stages: Nova A-1, Nova A-2, Nova A-3. Agency: Convair.



1961 June 10 - . LV Family: Nova. Launch Vehicle: Nova A.


1961 October 24 - . LV Family: Nova. Launch Vehicle: Nova A.



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